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Real Estate
Drafting In The Face Of Uncertainty: Making Your Documents Count
Imagine that you are the owner of a fifteen-year-old suburban corporate park with a 150-car asphalt parking lot. Occasionally, the parking lot needs maintenance – repaving, new parking lines painted, some curb repair, but nothing too onerous. Then, one day, the New Jersey Department of...
Read MoreKeeping The Facts (And Advice) Straight: Recognizing And Preventing Conflicts Of Interest When You Hire An Environmental Consultant
When your company is faced with remediation responsibilities at a contaminated site, you will almost certainly need an environmental consultant. The consultant will be the company's "face" with the agency and at the same time your trusted advisor, orchestrating a sampling strategy, interpreting the...
Read MoreNatural Resource Damage - Corporate Hazard Ahead
The nation faces no shortage of contaminated sites requiring remediation. The federal National Priorities List (NPL) includes 1,237 contaminated sites, see , and most states have their own lists of contaminated sites as well. (The state in which I practice, New Jersey, lists thousands of such...
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